Nicolien van Vroonhoven
Jennifer Nicolien van Vroonhoven-Kok (born 9 April 1971 in Bussum) is a Dutch politician. On behalf of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) from 2002 to 2010 she sat in the House of Representatives. From 2010 to 2011 she sat for the CDA in the municipal council of The Hague. From 7 May 2014 to 17 December 2017 she was an alderman in the municipality of Hilversum.
Biography
After high school, Van Vroonhoven studied art history and law at Leiden University and then tax law at the University of Amsterdam. After graduating, she worked briefly as a junior tax advisor at Arthur Andersen & Co. n 1997 she became a finance policy officer for CDA faction member Jan Peter Balkenende in the House of Representatives. Van Vroonhoven introduced Pieter Omtzigt to Balkenende in 2002.
On May 23, 2002, Van Vroonhoven entered the House of Representatives. She was a tax spokesperson and was involved in cultural policy and starting entrepreneurs. Between May 13 and August 17, 2008, she was temporarily replaced as Member of Parliament by Ine Aasted-Madsen. She was not a candidate in the 2010 Dutch general election so her membership of the House ended on 17 June 2010. Between March 11, 2010, and the end of 2011 she sat for the CDA in the municipal council of The Hague.
From 7 May 2014 to 17 December 2017, Van Vroonhoven was an alderman in the municipality of Hilversum. Her portfolio included housing and land affairs, nature, environment and sustainability and historic preservation. She resigned from her position on 17 December 2017; her husband had found a job in Melbourne, Australia and the entire Van Vroonhoven family emigrated with them.
Van Vroonhoven returned to the Netherlands in 2022. Since September 2022, she has been a faction employee and party spokesperson for Pieter Omtzigt, New Social Contract. She is number two on the party's candidate list for the 2023 Dutch general election.[1]
Personal life
Van Vroonhoven-Kok married in 1999 and has five children. She is Roman Catholic.
External links
References
- ^ "Lijst van partij Omtzigt bekend: veel ex-CDA'ers, een klokkenluider, een model en lokale politici". Tubantia. 2023-09-26. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
- Living people
- 1971 births
- People from Bussum
- Members of the House of Representatives (Netherlands)
- Municipal councillors of The Hague
- Christian Democratic Appeal politicians
- Leiden University alumni
- University of Amsterdam alumni
- 21st-century Dutch politicians
- 21st-century Dutch women politicians
- Dutch Roman Catholics